When I went to bed two days ago, after finishing my niece's carnival costume (I'm such a last minute!), it came across my mind that the last day to link over at Project Run & Play (that just came back to its original format, after a year waiting for it) sew along party was getting too close, and since I waited this long, it wouldn't make sense to just let it pass blank. I'd like to be able to sew along with the 4 themes (one each week), and see if my sewing mojo gets back, it hasn't been much of a friend lately.

Vê as dicas preciosas que a Diana partilhou no Cose+ (carrega na foto)Diana has put together a wonderful list of tips at Cose+ (portuguese article)

So, the first theme is "Nothing but knit", and it is, a super easy one, because as long as we use knits, we're pretty much free to do whatever we want to. And I just grabbed the chance to make a simple but super cute piece for my daughter. In this case, a high low dress for spring, made of french terry knit, and a rabbits prints; while I was sewing I just kept thinking how suitable this would be for Easter.

I used pattern number 28 from Ottobre 1/2016, and I picked size 104 cm which is what my daughter measures - or so I thought, because after I put it on her, I realised it is a bit too short to call it a dress. She'll probably wear it with leggings only. The funny thing is that I considered making a bigger size, because I like the clothes to grow a little with her, and last a bit longer, but then I thought that Ottobre patterns are usually a bit too large on my kids, so I decided to go by her measurements (the ones I thought she was still in!).

The only thing I changed about it was skipping the elastic in the hem, all the rest I made as told, I just played a little with the fabric, using the print one on the front and the plain one for the rest of the piece. I used scraps from a previously refashioned t-shirt, to make the bias for the pockets and the neckband. I also wanted to add a shy pop of color, and I picked blue because it is my daughter's favorite color at the moment.

Quando o experimentou, gostou tanto dele que apesar de não ter mais nada vestido por baixo, de ser mangas a 3/4, e estar o frio que está, ela não o quis despir. Já valeu a pena e eu fiquei super feliz por ter costurado algo que foi realmente feito com vontade.When she tried it on, she liked it so much that even though it's so cold, though she had nothing underneath and the sleeves are 3/4 long, she didn't want to take it off. It was well worth it, and I was super happy that I sewed something really in the mood to do it.